AI video for small business
One line for the box next to the upload: A family barbershop on the corner of Elm Street; walk-ins welcome; for people who want a proper haircut without an appointment. Tone: A day in the life; 30 seconds; portrait.
Three videos from one set of photos
| Video | Job | First photo | Tone | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who we are | Make the place feel real | The shopfront with its sign, in daylight | A day in the life, Warm | 30 seconds |
| What we sell | Show one thing working | The product alone, large in the frame | Show how it works, Minimal | 15 seconds |
| Why come now | An offer with a date | The same hero photo; the offer goes on the end card | Funny, Twist, Warm | 15 seconds |
The third needs no new shots: edit the end card (Half-price Tuesdays) and rebuild the final cut. The end card · An ad from one photo.
By business type
| Business | Photos | Tone | Length, format | End card button | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe, bakery, restaurant | The dish close; the room | Mouth-watering close-ups, Warm | 15 or 30 seconds, portrait | Book a table | Restaurants |
| Barber, salon, gym | The room from the door; the sign | A day in the life, Show how it works | 30 seconds, portrait | Book an appointment | Shops and venues |
| Boutique, gift shop | The shopfront; two products | A day in the life, Minimal | 30 seconds, portrait | Visit us | Clothing |
| Online shop | The product alone, in use | Show how it works | 15 seconds, portrait or landscape | Shop now | Product videos |
| Plumber, electrician, cleaner | The finished job, or the van with its sign (say in the line that it is a service, not a van for sale) | Show how it works, Warm | 30 seconds, landscape | Call today | What goes in |
| Consultant, B2B service | A clean screenshot of the result screen, or the office | Show how it works, Minimal | 30 seconds, landscape | Book a call | Apps and sites |
| Car dealer or garage | The car, front three-quarter | Epic, Minimal | 30 seconds | See the car | Cars |
The first photo is the featured subject and fills the frame; up to three more become angles, details or the places the ad is shot in. People in the photos (customers, staff) are removed; the ad's cast is generated. Which photos work.
A church or a community group
An event or a service is best told as an invitation: a photo of the building or the hall, one line (Our community hall, Sunday gathering at 10, all welcome; coffee after), the Warm tone, 15 or 30 seconds, and Join us Sunday on the end card. A sermon is audio, and audio cannot be uploaded: only text, up to four photos and one video go in. If you have the text of a talk, it can be turned into an illustrated story with a cast, as the podcast and Bible-story guides describe. What you can feed in · From a transcript · A Bible story series.
LinkedIn and other business posts
For a business feed, the video is an explainer: one promise, one person, one screen. Upload a clean screenshot of the result screen (one screen, roughly phone- or computer-shaped, no real faces), say who it is for in the one line, pick Show how it works, 30 seconds, landscape. Check the post composer on the day for the shapes it takes; the picture is chosen in the pickers, not afterwards. An ad for an app or website · A training video.
A month from one shoot
| Week | What goes out | How it is made |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A 15-second teaser of the hero product | One-click ad, 15 seconds, portrait |
| 2 | The 30-second place ad | One-click ad from the shopfront photos |
| 3 | The same place ad with an offer | Edit end card, rebuild the final cut; no reshoot |
| 4 | A second-language version | A second ad from the same photos |
Start by drafting the 15-second ad on the lowest quality, because the quote follows length and quality; then raise the quality for the one you will pay to promote. Length, format and quality · What you actually pay.
What to have ready
- Your brand name legible on the sign or the package: it is copied letter for letter onto the end card.
- One line: what it is and who it is for; it wins over the photo when they disagree.
- A tagline and a button you would say out loud; superlatives are removed.
- Four photos of the same thing, not four different things.
- The right to use them: JPG or PNG under 10 MB each, of something you own or have permission to use.
Make it in SceneMixer, start to finish
- Photos: open the Ad Video tab and upload one to four photos of the same subject. The read is free and tells you what it saw: category, product name, any brand name legible on the label.
- One line: say what it is and who it is for. When the line and the photo disagree, the line wins.
- Pickers: vibe, length (15, 30 or 60 seconds), portrait or landscape, 480P / 720P / 1080P. The price beside the quality is the ceiling you will pay.
- Make my ad: the script, cast, locations and storyboard are written, every segment is generated with its sound, and the end card carries your brand, product name, tagline and call to action.
- Fix, then export: a shot that missed can be regenerated alone; the end card text can be edited and the cut rebuilt without reshooting. The ad progress page.
| Picker | Options | Changes the price? |
|---|---|---|
| Vibe | Epic, Funny, Warm, Minimal, Twist, Mouth-watering close-ups, Show how it works, A day in the life | No |
| Length | 15, 30 or 60 seconds (one, two or four segments) | Yes |
| Format | Portrait 9:16 or Landscape 16:9 | No |
| Quality | 480P, 720P or 1080P | Yes |
FAQ
Can a small business make a video with AI?
Yes. Upload one to four photos of your shop or product and one line on the Ad Video tab; the script, cast, shots, sound and end card are made for you.
How long does it take?
A 15-second one-click ad is typically ready in about ten minutes; longer ads take longer because they have more segments.
What should I make first?
A 30-second portrait A day in the life for a place, or a 15-second Show how it works for a product.
Can I put my business name and phone number on it?
The brand, product name, a tagline and a button go on the end card. Readable text cannot be drawn into the picture, so the number belongs in your caption or listing.
Can I update an offer without reshooting?
Yes. Edit the end card and rebuild the final cut with the same shots.
Can I make a video for my church or community group?
Yes, as an invitation from a photo of the building or hall. Audio such as a recorded sermon cannot be uploaded; the text of a talk can be turned into an illustrated story.
Can I make it for LinkedIn?
Yes, as a landscape explainer from a clean screenshot or a photo; check the post composer for the shapes it takes.
Will my staff or customers be in the video?
No. People in your photos are removed and the cast is generated.
What does it cost?
One figure is quoted before it starts and it is a ceiling; length and quality set it. Ads are never the free first project.
Four photos, one line, ten minutes
Read your photos for free before you pay for anything.
Updated November 2, 2026